Getting in Protien & Water
I am having the hardest time getting in my protien and water daily. Some days I just give up. I will be 2 weeks post op tomorrow. I have tried 3 different kinds of protien powder and they all make me want to gag. Its hard enough getting one protien drink down my throat but two just seems evil. Water is hard to get in because I can only drink 2 oz's at a time. Its horrible. Does anyone have any suggestions?
It takes time to be able to get all your water and protein in. Right now do what you can, it will get much easier as time goes on.
I could not really do the protein shakes, they made me nausious, so once I was cleared to go to more solid type foods I lived on Taco Bell pinto's and cheese and peanutbutter (I know not the best, but I lived thru it!)
I could not really do the protein shakes, they made me nausious, so once I was cleared to go to more solid type foods I lived on Taco Bell pinto's and cheese and peanutbutter (I know not the best, but I lived thru it!)
I MY RNY 5-5-09 Life is Good
You can also go to the Supplemental Shak at 71st and Memorial. She will give you a bariatric discount and she has lots of samples. When I got sick of the milk based ones , I really enjoyed Nectar's Twisted cherry. Getting fluid down is important to keep dehydration ( and constipation) away. It really does get a little easier each week.
I buy mine at Discount Sports Nutrition at 61st & Memorial. There is more information on the RNY forum that will give you information on how to order samples of all their flavors. I would hate to see you buy a big tub and end of hating it. I know that several other websites sell the samples also. Seems like I paid about $10 for 10 or 11 samples. Just use the search option at the top of this page and put in Nectar Samples or something like that. It will bring up a lot of different threads where folks have found the samples, how much, how to get them, etc. It's definitely worth trying their stuff.
I used ready mixed protein drinks for a while post-op. Don't fret over your protein intake. Your body will burn fat for fuel. Now, as for the water-- you MUST drink! I found at first that I needed to drink from a clear container so I had a visual reminde of how much more I needed to drink to stay out of trouble. I also used crystal light to flavor the water. I found/ find that I drink more if it is flavored. I also discovered that decaf coffee was a miracle. The warm liquid went down really easily and made my tummy happy. I was able to get down lots of liquids with decaf without any issues.
It will all get easier over time. Promise! Hang in there and drink, drink, drink.
It will all get easier over time. Promise! Hang in there and drink, drink, drink.